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If your baby did not pass the hearing screen, it does not necessarily mean that your baby has hearing loss. There are many reasons why babies don’t pass hearing screenings, but the only way to know if your baby has a hearing loss is to do additional testing.
The Florida Newborn Hearing Screening/Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program is pleased to announce that beginning December 9, 2021, the Florida Guidelines for Newborn Hearing Screening have been revised. For more information or questions about hearing screenings or the revised …
The Florida Department of Health, Newborn Screening (NBS) Program, is pleased to announce that beginning April 27, 2020, all newborns screened will be tested for a new condition, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). If you have any questions, please contact the …
The Florida Department of Health, Newborn Screening Program, is pleased to announce that beginning February 3, 2020, all newborns screened will be tested for Pompe Disease (Pompe) and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I). If you have any questions, please contact …